photo wall

something i have wanted to do for a very long time was to create a rather large photo wall some place in our home. doing something like this on the scale i wanted is a little tough. this type of wall can be a bit overwhelming, so it didn't seem the right fit for our main floor space. and honestly there wasn't a wall that was big enough to do what i wanted to do. for a long time i was at a loss for where to display all of our family photos.

then we finished the basement.

big empty walls.

perfect.

for this i wanted to fill that wall.

can you see it?

the one behind belle and her goofy sidekick.

i have been gathering pictures and frames for quite some time.

then i saw a picture honey holden posted on her instagram account of a photo wall in a guest bedroom. it was the nudge i needed.

get those pictures on the wall.

that weekend cece and i worked on pulling out all the frames we had. which was a lot. many of the frames had been thrifted or picked up a the flea market, most had been used previously somewhere in our home, and a few were new. some had a picture in them and were ready to hang. others needed cleaned up and a picture added.

we pulled out all of the pictures and started adding them to the frames. oh we have sooooo many pictures. old and new. a few more that needed to be printed. and lots more that need to be framed. we came across some of my favorites.

like these two....

oh my heart. sweet cece and sweet ellie. we were living in arizona when these pictures were taken. so a tough time in our lives...even though it was hard there were plenty of sweet moments too. these pictures need to be on display.

cece and i worked for a couple hours. she loves to help with this stuff. and she is a darn good helper.

the next day we started hanging them up.

i followed no rules. some of them are crooked. the wall is full of so many sweet faces. it makes my heart so very happy.

after standing and staring at the wall i have come to a few conclusions.

i love it.

every family picture session has been worth it. the money. the time. the bribery. and you know...the battle. capturing those faces is worth it.

i also have decided i want to fill the entire wall.

yes.

the entire wall.

i plan to fill the space next to and above the book case as well as the space behind the christmas tree. i want it to be all pictures.

trust me we have the photographs to fill it. i still have sweet baby ellie pictures, toddler and preschooler cece pictures, more baby maggie, and we need to add more jake! plus we have a one family picture session from a few years back that i need to print.

last weekend we did a little thrifting and i picked up a whole stack of frames (my girls may have been embarrassed). some i will paint and some i will leave alone. i can't want to get pictures in them and get them up on the wall.

this.

this makes me so happy.

happy day y'all.